Posted on 05/25/2006 6:42:42 AM PDT by Dane
Mike Farrell, who most of you know from the TV series "Mash," allowed C&L an exclusive to publish his review and feelings about HBO's documentary, "Baghdad ER."
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I saw "Baghdad ER" on HBO last night (Sunday, May 21). I'd heard that the Defense Dept. had issued warnings urging servicemen and women back from Iraq to be wary of watching as it might trigger PTSD symptoms. Perhaps they hoped those about to go wouldn't watch as well, for fear they might not show up.
"Baghdad ER" is a documentary about a "CASH," a Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad. I recommend it for every American, but the queasy be warned: it is excruciating. I cringed at the gore, was sickened by the death, wept at the frustration and resignation of the medics, at the faith of the chaplain, at the simple, shocked, blank expressions on the faces of kids younger than my son – victims of this fool's war. Listening to the bravado of some, aching to comfort those who came in knowing they were hurt but not how badly, made me want to scream. Watching this horrifying, endless process, the tears on my face kept drying from the heat of my anger. Glorious, generous, talented, dedicated human beings forced to be part of this circus of carnage made me so furious I couldn't speak at the end.
I loathe the people who have created this monstrosity. I want the criminals who lied and cheated and pretended and twisted and perverted reality - and those who rationalized their crimes - so they could send over 2400 servicemen and woman to their death, nearly 18,000 to come home torn - some never to be whole again - thousands more to suffer mental damage, and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians to be swept into the garbage can of "collateral damage," to pay. These bastards and their apologists should be stripped naked and forced to walk the main streets of America, allowing every city and town that has lost a loved one to injury or death in this shameful catastrophe to heap on them the scorn they deserve.
John F. Kennedy said America would never start a war. Well, it has now, and its architects have damaged our character, poisoned our standing in the world and soiled the soul of what was once the greatest nation in the history of the world.
Hey Mike, there is war going on, a real one, not the one you played on TV.
"Perhaps they hoped those about to go wouldn't watch as well, for fear they might not show up. "
Quite the contrary - we were all urged by the CSA (Chief of Staff, Army) To watch it.
He is most liberal actor in Hollywood (even surpasses Susan Sarandon most days) and yet HBO wants to defend this as NOT anti-war.
Uhh, yeah, the only people who buy that crap are libs in denial.
I cried a few times watching it! I was also amazed at how quickly those soldiers wanted to get back to their units. We are indeed lucky to have such people in our military.
These guys are really giving President Bush a run for his money in his 2004 re-election bid.
They may just well beat him.
This is the first I've heard about the broadcast and its subject--what did you think of it? I don't have HBO, but I rent a lot of their DVDs...
And such a Drama Queen.
He can't even get his fact straight...jeeeezzz...Hey, Mike, exactly who started the War we're winning?
What an arse clown...tired of dimwits getting press, so, they can distort the facts for the media's agenda...
He lied. He gave us VietNam.
You mean Saddam and the others who have been brought to trial for their genocide?
That's a lie.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty." President John F. Kennedy
Mike Farrell is an idiot.
While his MASH predecessor is a financial advisor on Fox. I always liked Trapper better anyway!
"John F. Kennedy said America would never start a war"
Please excuse me as I pick myself up off the floor from laughing so hard.
Farrell is mentally unbalanced, and his article might cause emotional distress to those who haven't been at Free Republic for very long. To those who have been here for some time, it could cause projectile vomiting to ensue.
Keep talking Mikey. You speak of rationalization. Please tell us how Saddam was so much better than what has followed. Please tell us about the progress towards civilization we've helped those innocent Iraqi civilians make and how sickened you are by it all.
Mike, you're worthless. You contribute nothing except to make people feel bad about their service to our country and to the humanity of the world by their removing a ruthless dictator and replacing him with the hope of a democracy of their own creation. Damn us all. We suck, huh? Better to turn our backs on Saddam's slaughter of innocent civilians for his own purposes, is that what you're telling us?
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Mike Farrell also believes this convicted cop-killer should go free. |
He also has no historical perspective. Most of America's wars have been unpopular.
Two rules apply to every war: 1) People get wounded and killed; 2) You can't change rule 1.
Our dear and dedicated servicemen and women do us an invaluable service for putting their lives on the proverbial line to protect us and the way we live.
That is worth honoring - all the time.
Mr Farrell, I think it's time, sir, for you to consider what America would be like without a military; and it's also time for you to think of how much your remarks give aid and comfort to the enemy. Shame on you.
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